I was just talking about this with a friend at lunch and we came across an interesting point.

When I lived in a major city (Boston, Tampa, etc), I rarely said 'hi', waved or even made eye contact with people when walking down the street. It just wasn't something most people did for whatever reason. Here in this place (the south), it's EXTREMELY common. To the point that when we were driving around with our realtor looking at houses, I just assumed that he knew EVERYONE here because everyone waved. Turns out, it wasn't that he knew these people...it's just how people here interact.

This is why it struck me as so odd that I'd be snubbed. I certainly don't expect everyone to wave (I know I don't always do so myself) but the look and then look away when the week before you waved to me (in the exact same place) just stood out like a huge social blunder. It made me think.

I just hope everyone here doesn't think I'm some super crazy chick who rides around all day waving frantically at every bike I see in the hopes that they'll wave back!